Bonnie M Paglialunga

I vote for Intentional Learning it has a more positive influence and stays away from slamming the ps system.  Even though I too feel they are wrong some people will always need them  Bonnie
 
 
Bpaglial@...
the great thing to learn about life is, first,
to not do what you don't want to do, and,
second, to do what you want to do.
--Margaret Anderson
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

A. Yates

Whenever I try to put a name on our journey, I always come back to
"Life" or Living life... That is the best way to describe what we do as
a family. But, when you give someone this answer, they look at you a
bit funny. It guess it isn't supposed to be fun, or real, or
interesting ect... It should be drudgery and difficult. Hmmmm....
Ann

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In a message dated 3/29/01 9:52:48 PM, bpaglial@... writes:

<< I vote for Intentional Learning it has a more positive influence and stays
away from slamming the ps system. Even though I too feel they are wrong some
people will always need them Bonnie >>

You guys can vote all you want to, and you can vote to re-name "dog" but once
a term is entrenched in a culture it's very hard to change and probably not
worth it. The word's over 20 years old, and there it sits.

You can call your OWN behaviors and activities whatever you want, but when
you end up talking to other unschoolers at some point you'll have to say
"same as unschooling" to facilitate communications.

Sandra Dodd
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A. Yates

Hmmmm, true.
I have never, ever classified our type of homeschooling. But, after knowing us,
everyone says, well, you are basically an unschooler. I just say yes, and then
smile.
I don't care what it is called...we just "do our thing".
Ann

SandraDodd@... wrote:

> In a message dated 3/29/01 9:52:48 PM, bpaglial@... writes:
>
> << I vote for Intentional Learning it has a more positive influence and stays
> away from slamming the ps system. Even though I too feel they are wrong some
> people will always need them Bonnie >>
>
> You guys can vote all you want to, and you can vote to re-name "dog" but once
> a term is entrenched in a culture it's very hard to change and probably not
> worth it. The word's over 20 years old, and there it sits.
>
> You can call your OWN behaviors and activities whatever you want, but when
> you end up talking to other unschoolers at some point you'll have to say
> "same as unschooling" to facilitate communications.
>
> Sandra Dodd
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Valerie Stewart

I have never, ever classified our type of homeschooling. But, after knowing
us,
everyone says, well, you are basically an unschooler. I just say yes, and
then
smile.
I don't care what it is called...we just "do our thing".
Ann

***Other homeschoolers used to ask me what curriculum we used. I answered,
"The Wing-It".
Then I'd explain that we're unschoolers. "Why would you *do* that?" they
would ask with barely masked horror. "It fits our lifestyle" I'd reply,
smiling. That would generally scare them off. I wasn't really trying to
frighten them, but I figure if they're really interested they'll come back
to ask more questions. Some do, most don't.

Valerie in Tacoma

Elizabeth Hill

>"Why would you *do* that?" they
>would ask with barely masked horror.

I would be tempted to tell people that we "do that" because we want our
kids to have a passion for learning that lasts a lifetime and no mental
scar tissue. (from painful forced learning experiences)

Betsy